Eye on Africa

"Today is the economy" portrays Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, founder and head of the conglomerate that bears his name and Africa's first fortune. He created his fortune in Nigeria but his dream goes beyond his country. Aliko Dangote: “We have a lot to do. We must liberate Africa economically from Africans. The only way we can thrive is for Africans to control their economies alone. The strangers will see what we do, then they will join us. Of course, we can not grow alone, but we have to lead. ” The core of…

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, civilian movements organized marches in all of the country's major cities to demand justice for the crimes documented in the Mapping report. Ten years after the publication of this report, recommendations have remained dead letters, and crimes remain unpunished. About 5,000 people demonstrated this Thursday, October 1, in Bukavu, South Kivu Province, to demand the creation of a special court for the DRC. Whistles in the mouth, vuvuzelas, streamers and even torches in hand, almost…

Djibouti-Dikhil: On the morning of Wednesday, September 30, a dozen people were arrested in Dikhil Prefecture in the southwestern part of the country. Arbitrary arrests against civilians are complicit in the armed movement FRUD (Front for Restoration of Unity and Democracy), according to the Djiboutian League for Human Rights (LDDH). A routine operation meets the flow. LDDH speaks of a gendarmerie strike against innocent civilians. A dozen people were arrested on suspicion of having links to the political-military…

Cocoa at 1000 CFA francs per Kilo and Côte d'Ivoire. One month before the expected date of the presidential election, Alassane Ouattara announces a purchase price for the farm gate for the cocoa bean, which has risen sharply. On the occasion of the launch of the 2020-2021 cocoa campaign, President Alassane Ouattara, who is currently campaigning for a third term, strongly opposed by the opposition, actually announced yesterday, Thursday in Yamoussoukro, the capital of Côte d'Ivoire, a purchase price for plants of 1000 CFA…

This Thursday, October 1, marked the launch of the Cocoa Campaign 2020-2021 in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana. It was also this Thursday that the launch took place in Yamoussoukro of the National Cocoa and Chocolate Days, an annual meeting marking the start of the season. The possibility for Alassane Ouattara, president of the world's largest cocoa producer with 2 million tonnes a year, to announce a sharp rise in the price of the plants just less than a month before the presidential election. Côte d'Ivoire is the world's…

When will Félicien Kabuga be tried? France, where the alleged Rwandan genocide was arrested in May, gave the green light on Wednesday to define its surrender to the mechanism of international courts seeking to try him for war crimes and genocide. An important step has been taken, but the road to trial is still long. Serge Brammertz, lawyer for this mechanism, is our guest this morning. .

Representatives of the United Nations, the African Union and West African countries have been on missions in Conakry since Thursday, October 1st. They welcomed the assurances of President Alpha Condé, a candidate for a controversial third term, to a peaceful election. This visit comes in the middle of the election campaign, the presidential election, which will be held on October 18. The mission has launched vigorous consultations with actors in the Guinean crisis. At the end of an audience with Alpha Condé at the…

Cotton production is in free fall in Mali. The former African fiber champion is expected to harvest a quarter of what he produced last year. The poor textile economy associated with Covid-19 is not the only reason. It will be one of the worst cotton crops in Mali's history. Less than 80,000 tons of fiber compared to nearly…

From New York to Bamako via Paris and Algiers, one of the priorities of the Chancelleries accredited in Mali is the implementation of the Algerian peace agreement signed in 2015 between the armed groups in northern Mali and the government. This provides a better representation of the peoples of the northern part of the country and disarms movements of ex-rebels or loyalists to integrate them into the army to put an end to the tensions in these regions. But for five years, this deal has slipped. A diplomatic meeting was…

In Madagascar, civil society is sounding the alarm. Environmental activist Raleva is due to appear this Friday, October 2, for the public prosecution of Mananjary, a town located on the island's east coast. The man took part in a demonstration by local people on September 1 to protest against gold mining in a Chinese company. Environmental associations are concerned about the possible consequences of this call. Environmental activist Raleva is summoned to Friday, October 2, by the National Gendarmerie with three other…